What is TheM goods and who is all involved with it?
Themgoods is a brand and a distribution company for Valo, Them bearings, Them clothing and who knows what else to come?
I started Themgoods with Brandon Smith and Erik Bailey.. We just call it Themgoods one word. But The “M” stands for my home town Milpitas, Ca. People call Milpitas “The M”. Hence the origin of the name.
What made you decide to start a distribution/bearing company?
It was just the right time to take full control over Valo. I have a lot of projects in the works with Valo and it was very necessary to go the next big step with distribution. The bearing company is a great opportunity to expand Themgoods. My ultimate goal is to supply the best quality products possible into the market. Bearings have naturally come into play. I was able to source a REAL Swiss bearing. “Made in Switzerland”. I know when kids ride our bearings they are gonna feel the BIGGEST difference in speed. I want people to know when they see the Yellow Themgoods Umbrella that they are riding the highest quality product available. The Themgoods STAMP of approval basically!
Who is on the team?
With Them Bearings the team is Erik Bailey and I’m proud to announce Chris Haffey as our second team rider. They have a dual pro series bearing coming out available mid March. 1st time in our industry to offer a pro series bearing. THE BEST IN THE WORLD RIDE THEM BEARINGS!
With Valo we have myself (Jon Julio), Erik Bailey, Alex Broskow (Pro skate Launching this year!), Cosimo Tassone, Oli Short, Tory Treseder.
Representing the ams Austin Paz, Victor Arias, Sean Keane, Michael Braud, Ross Kuhn, and Gabriel Hyden
Representing Europe we have Fabrice Guyont, Ilia Koutchoukov, Leon Humphries, Jojo Jacobi, and representing Valo Japan Soichiro Kanashima and can’t forget B Smith.
How do you find time to do everything that you do? (skate professionally, daily updates on the site, creating/designing new skates and softgoods)
It is hard but I have a solid team here. Everyone contributes! It’s an exciting time and I can’t wait for 2008!
What are your plans for the company this year? Do you plan on distributing products for other companies?
We plan on expanding both Valo and Themgoods lines. I want to be able to offer a wide variety of after market parts and clothing. We are going to offer a higher quality Valo clothing line in the near future. We will also be releasing a line of limited skate models that will be released throughout 2008. I can’t forget to mention a long awaited Alex Broskow Pro Model that will be released later this year! PLUS We Are Valo 3 is in the works…We are trying to step up the level on this production. So look out for We Are Valo 3 in the NEAR FUTURE!
